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Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.

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All sins are attempts to fill voids.
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Inspirational One Liner Sin
A mind enclosed in language is in prison.
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Language Mindset Prison
Imaginary evil is romantic and varied; real evil is gloomy, monotonous, barren, boring. Imaginary good is boring; real good is always new, marvelous, intoxicating.
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Boredom Evil Happiness Imagination Reality
The love of our neighbor in all its fullness simply means being able to say, “What are you going through?
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Friendship Inspirational Love Simplicity Yourself
It is grace that forms the void inside us and it is grace that can fill the void.
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Empty Grace
One has only the choice between God and idolatry. There is no other possibility. For the faculty of worship is in us, and it is either directed somewhere into this world, or into another.
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Choices Direction God World Worship
Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.
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Art Destruction Effort Human Noble
Fortunately the sky is beautiful everywhere.
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Beautiful Fortunate Sky
Joy is being fully aware of reality.
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Aware Joy Reality
To be always relevant, you have to say things which are eternal.
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Forever Language Prayer Religion Yourself
Sin is not a distance, it is a turning of our gaze in the wrong direction.
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Direction Distance Ourselves Sin Wrong
Expectant waiting is the foundation of the spiritual life.
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Expectation Foundation Life Spiritual
Love of God is pure when joy and suffering inspire an equal degree of gratitude.
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Equality God Gratitude Inspirational Love Purity Suffering
Even if our efforts of attention seem for years to be producing no result, one day a light that is in exact proportion to them will flood the soul.
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Day Effort Light Powerful Result Soul
Stars and blossoming fruit-trees: utter permanence and extreme fragility give an equal sense of eternity.
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Forever Fragile Fruit Star
I suffer more from the humiliations inflicted by my country than from those inflicted on her.
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Country Humility Myself Suffering

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